Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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